| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
8 |
4.7 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,978 |
12.2 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
15 |
8.8 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
8 |
4.7 |
| Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
| Septicemia |
18 |
11.1 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
1 |
0.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
446 |
275.3 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
109 |
67.3 |
| ------Colon |
47 |
29.0 |
| ------Pancreas |
24 |
14.8 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
144 |
88.9 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
139 |
85.8 |
| ---of Female Breast |
34 |
21.0 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
60 |
37.0 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
4 |
2.5 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
18 |
11.1 |
| ------Prostate |
16 |
9.9 |
| ------Bladder |
13 |
8.0 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
99 |
61.1 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
7 |
4.3 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
79 |
48.8 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
880 |
543.2 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
686 |
423.5 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
448 |
276.5 |
| ---Hypertension |
6 |
3.7 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
150 |
92.6 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
5 |
3.1 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
33 |
20.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
60 |
37.0 |
| ---Pneumonia |
59 |
36.4 |
| ---Influenza |
1 |
0.6 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
133 |
82.1 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
21 |
13.0 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
8 |
4.9 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
1 |
0.6 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
16 |
9.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
31 |
19.1 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
11 |
6.8 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
21 |
13.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
35 |
21.6 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
10 |
6.2 |
| ---Falls |
9 |
5.6 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
3 |
1.9 |
| ---Drownings |
1 |
0.6 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
12 |
7.4 |
| Suicide |
23 |
14.2 |
| Homicide |
3 |
1.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
206 |
127.2 |
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000